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Euronews
CountryEuropean Union European Union
Headquarters60, chemin des Mouilles
69130 Lyon-Écully, France
Ownership
OwnerSOCEMIE

Euronews is an international multilingual news television channel launched on January 1, 1993 in Lyon. It covers world news from a European perspective,[1] and is available in eleven[2] language services (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian, Arabic, Persian).[3]

It claims to be available in 350 million households in 155 countries worldwide. The channel is watched by 14.1 million viewers each month, making it the second most watched news channel in Europe (after Sky News).[4]

On 4 June 2008, the channel redesigned its logo, on-air presentation and website. On 11 January 2011, it redesigned its on-air identity and website.[5]

Content

As a rolling-news channel, headlines from both Europe as well as the world are broadcast in thirty-minute intervals. Brief magazine articles typically fill in the remaining schedule, which focus on market data, financial news, sports news, art and culture, science, weather, European politics and press reviews of the major European newspapers.[6] These item slots will occasionally be displaced for breaking news or live coverages. Some items are displayed without commentary under the banner "No Comment", which is channel's signature program since it's launch.[7]

Because of close relationship between the channel and European Commission the channel is sometimes accused of propaganda of European Union, carrying almost no stories unfavorable to the EU. [8] [9] [10]

In 2011 euronews goes a step forward by sending more reporters at the heart of the action, providing a competitive coverage of major events and giving a more human face to the channel.

History and organisation

General

File:Euronews logo globe.png
Logo used from 2000 to June 2008

Following the First Persian Gulf War, during which CNN's position as the main source of information was cemented, the European Broadcasting Union decided to establish the channel in 1992 to present information from a European perspective. It was first broadcast on 1 January 1993 from Lyon, with an additional broadcast centre set up in London in 1996. It was originally founded by a group of eleven European public broadcasters: Template:Multicol

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In 1997, the British news broadcaster ITN bought 49 percent share of Euronews for £5.1 million from Alcatel-Alsthom.[11] ITN supplies the content of the channel along with the remaining shareholders, which are represented by the SOCEMIE (Société Editrice de la Chaîne Européenne Multilingue d'Information EuroNews) consortium.[12] SOCEMIE is the actual operating company which produces the channel and holds the broadcasting licence. It is co-owned by the 8 founders and: Template:Multicol

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The broadcast switched from solely analogue to mainly digital transmission in 1999. In the same year, the Portuguese audio track was added. The Russian audio track appeared in 2001.

In 2003, ITN sold its stake in Euronews as part of its drive to streamline operations and focus on newsgathering rather than channel management.[13]

On 6 February 2006, Ukrainian public broadcaster Natsionalna Telekompanya Ukraïny (NTU) purchased a one percent interest in SOCEMIE.[14]

On 27 May 2008, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE decided to leave Euronews to promote its international channel TVE Internacional. It also cited legal requirements to maintain low debt levels through careful spending as a factor influencing its decision to leave.[15]

In February 2009, the Turkish public broadcaster TRT became a shareholder in the channel, and joined its supervisory board.[16] TRT purchased 15.70% of the channel's shares and became the fourth main partner after France Télévisions (23.93%), RAI (21.54%), and RTR (15.98%).

Language History

  • The channel started with 5 languages in 1993: English, French, Spanish, German and Italian
  • In 1999, Portuguese became the sixth broadcast language
  • In September 2001, Russian language became the seventh language
  • On July 12, 2008, EuroNews broadcasts in Arabic
  • On January 30, 2010, Turkish language was added
  • On October 27, 2010, Persian language became the tenth
  • On August 17, 2011 Ukrainian website was launched. 24-hour TV stream started on August 24, 2011.

Format

Since January 11, 2011 , the channel is broadcast in the 16:9 format, which replaced the previous 4:3 format.

Presentation

The channel employs an unusual presentation style: initially, rather than using in-vision presenters, it only showed video footage with recorded voice overs. This aims to prevent bias. In 2011, however, extended news items have featured in-vision reporters, including occasional pieces to camera.

Euronews has a distinct and unique presentation model in a highly competitive news universe[17]:

  • No studio, no anchormen for a unique and immediately identifiable style;
  • A European, and therefore, a different outlook on the world;
  • A multilingualist approach enhanced by the introduction of new languages;
  • An editorial policy of broadcasting accurate and verified information.

The principal sources of footage come from APTN (Associated Press Television News) and Reuters TV, these being the partner agencies of the European Broadcasting Union.[18] It also draws upon resources from Agence France-Presse, Italian ANSA, Portuguese LUSA, German DPA, Spanish EFE and Russian TASS.

Broadcast

The channel is available in 350 million households in 155 countries worldwide. It reaches more than 170 million European households by cable, satellite and terrestrial. It has also begun to secure availability on multimedia platforms such as IPTV and digital media.[3]

Euronews has launched an application for mobile devices (Android, iPhone, and iPad) which is called "euronews live". The app is free of charge and is available on Android Market and App Store.[19]

The following countries also broadcast Euronews through terrestrial channels: Template:Multicol

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The channel's programmes are also available by podcast, and it has also maintained a YouTube channel since October 2007.[20]

Programmes

Programmes on the channel include: Template:Multicol News

  • news: the latest international news updated round the clock.
  • no comment: the most striking images from around the world, unedited, with original sound.
  • interview: face-to-face interviews with leading figures in the news.
  • comment visions: interviews with thinkers, innovators and opinion leaders.
  • U talk: videos and messages posted on euronews.net answered by experts and euronews editorial teams.
  • I talk: face-to-face debate between a guest and our public interacting via videos posted on our webside.
  • the network: a crossfire between 3 personalities with diverging opinions around the main story of the week.

Sport & météo

  • sport: summaries, highlights and results of major sporting events.
  • eurofoot: the latest results of the European football leagues.
  • meteo world: an overall look at the forecasts across the continents.
  • meteo europe: concise and constantly updated European weather forecasts.
  • meteo airport: for viewers on the move, weather forecasts of the major airports.

Business

  • business: the latest business and financial news.
  • markets: stock exchanges, currency rates and commodity prices.
  • wall street live: live opening and closing of the stock exchange in New York.
  • business weekly: essential business guide highlighting the most important business events affecting the global economy.

Affaires européennes

  • perspectives: what the European broadcasters say about the week's main event.
  • europe weekly: weekly review of the main events, enriched by online users reactions.
  • reporter: the pros and cons for people affected by EU policies.
  • close-up Europe: a simulcast between a euronews journalist and an opinion leader on the main European political, business or social theme of the week.

Style de vie

  • le mag: a daily look at arts, entertainment and the world around us.
  • rendez-vous: the calendar of major cultural events across Europe.
  • cinema: the latest news about the international film industry.
  • musica: concerts, artists and festivals in Europe.
  • learning world: see and hear a vast range of stories convering the many facets of education.

Sci-tech

  • hi-tech: the latest innovations in technology including an extensive coverage of international trade shows.
  • science: an in-depth look at scientific developments in biology, archaeology, health or environment.
  • space: all space related activities: science, manned flights, launches.
  • futuris: bringing European's leading research advancements to the public.
  • fly: the airline industry in Europe, European air traffic management and air traffic control.
  • trends: a compilation of the most popular terms searched by Europeans on Google during the last 7 days.
  • innovation: companies taking the results of European research projects to the market.

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See also

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References

  1. ^ Press release. "Many Voices One Vision". Euronews. Archived from the original on 28 December 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2007.
  2. ^ "Euronews prepares for Ukrainian launch". Broadband TV News. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Euronews Media Presspack" (PDF). Euronews. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  4. ^ "euronews racks up 14.1 million monthly European viewers". Rapid TV News. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  5. ^ "EuroNews rebrands with 'pure' positioning". BRANDREPUBLIC. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  6. ^ Euronews and Metropolitan Media Ltd (PDF), Metropolitan Media Ltd, retrieved 20 August 2011
  7. ^ "No comment from EuroNews on YouTube". Advanced Television. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  8. ^ "The EU Communication 'propaganda' debate". New Europe. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  9. ^ "Euronews: Channel of Propoganda". EU Democrates. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  10. ^ "EU triples its financial contribution to Euronews". The Parliament. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  11. ^ "ITN ACQUIRES 49% EURONEWS STAKE". Telecom Paper. 1 December 1997. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  12. ^ "Circom Report April 2002". Circom. April 2002.
  13. ^ "ITN Drops Out of Euronews Channel". Broadcast.
  14. ^ "NTU Becomes 20th EuroNews Shareholder". DigitalSpy. 5 February 2006.
  15. ^ Template:Es"TVE abandona EuroNews". El Mundo (in Spanish). 5 February 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  16. ^ "Turkey's TRT Joins Euronews Supervisory Board.
  17. ^ "euronews, everything is changing". Thema TV. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  18. ^ Baisnee, Olivier; Marchetti, Dominique, Producing "European" News Case of the Pan-European News Channel Euronews (PDF), p. 10
  19. ^ "euronews live apllication". Euronews. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  20. ^ Template:Fr""No Comment" sur YouTube ? Affirmatif". Libération. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2010.

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